Re: Indi-ain't
A truely inspiring piece....
A truely inspiring piece....
'Gas Pipe Special' - Finished at last :)
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Re: Indi-ain't
Been busy getting ready for a family vacation so I haven't had much time to work on the bike. Swapped the bars and stem for something that looks a more board-tracker. Gonna wrap the bars somehow to get rid of the shine and make them blend into the rest of the bike. Twine and lacquer maybe?
I'm off to BC for a couple of weeks, gonna look for some nice weathered driftwood to make a tank out of....
Been busy getting ready for a family vacation so I haven't had much time to work on the bike. Swapped the bars and stem for something that looks a more board-tracker. Gonna wrap the bars somehow to get rid of the shine and make them blend into the rest of the bike. Twine and lacquer maybe?
I'm off to BC for a couple of weeks, gonna look for some nice weathered driftwood to make a tank out of....
Re: Indi-ain't
Looks great. Nice job.
Looks great. Nice job.
Re: (Indi-ain't) Name change - 'Gas Pipe Special'
Wow, a not long to go and soooo much to do...
Figured out a fix for my bent seatpost problem (see also the name change). Nothing some steel pipe, fittings and metal-epoxy can't fix:
Gotta work on a tank and shifter this weekend, will post more pictures when I'm done
Wow, a not long to go and soooo much to do...
Figured out a fix for my bent seatpost problem (see also the name change). Nothing some steel pipe, fittings and metal-epoxy can't fix:
Gotta work on a tank and shifter this weekend, will post more pictures when I'm done
Re: (Indi-ain't) Name change - 'Gas Pipe Special'
Looks GOOD!..That's about the third "fix" for a laid back seat post....And this one is VERY, VERY COOL! 8)
Looks GOOD!..That's about the third "fix" for a laid back seat post....And this one is VERY, VERY COOL! 8)
Re: (Indi-ain't) Name change - 'Gas Pipe Special'
That's a good looking bike and color combo.
That's a good looking bike and color combo.
Re: 'Gas Pipe Special' - Update Aug 30
Ok, got a lot to do today. I've been very busy at work all week building up 70+ samples for a bicycle show so I've been too beat to work on the rod...
Time to build a shifter. Got this off ebay and I was planning to attach it to the seatpost but it was too difficult to shift comfortably. The mount is too small to go on the seat-tube so a hacksaw and some steel strapping will fix the problem;
Found this old lumber spike washed up on a beach in BC. I wish I could keep all of the pebbles and rust but most of it fell off when I was cutting it down:
Ok, time to mount it:
Mmmmmm... the shifter looks out of place...
An old bell should fix that (mocked-up, I'm still waiting for some epoxy to dry on the real mounting hardware):
Will post more pictures today as I add more stuff. Gotta finalize the bars and stem and paint them all...
Ok, got a lot to do today. I've been very busy at work all week building up 70+ samples for a bicycle show so I've been too beat to work on the rod...
Time to build a shifter. Got this off ebay and I was planning to attach it to the seatpost but it was too difficult to shift comfortably. The mount is too small to go on the seat-tube so a hacksaw and some steel strapping will fix the problem;
Found this old lumber spike washed up on a beach in BC. I wish I could keep all of the pebbles and rust but most of it fell off when I was cutting it down:
Ok, time to mount it:
Mmmmmm... the shifter looks out of place...
An old bell should fix that (mocked-up, I'm still waiting for some epoxy to dry on the real mounting hardware):
Will post more pictures today as I add more stuff. Gotta finalize the bars and stem and paint them all...
Re: 'Gas Pipe Special' - Update Aug 30
Oh yeah, converted a purple bee-light I got off ebay to work without a generator:
I''ll post pictures once it's mounted
Oh yeah, converted a purple bee-light I got off ebay to work without a generator:
I''ll post pictures once it's mounted
I had a nice piece of Teak shelving that was the perfect red colour for the build but I can't find it anywhere. Time to find a nice old piece of wood a s a replacement.
Mmmmm... nobody will ever notice where I got this from:
I was up until 1am sanding and staining the tank insert so I forgot to take photos along the way. I found a bunch of old board tracker photos from the 1920's on the internet so I printed them out and stuck them on the tank. Shellac, shellac, varnish, varnish, and more varnish. I was going for that old wall covered in posters look. It came out looking pretty good. A coat of bee's wax to dull the shine down a bit to go with the look of the rest of the frame.
Finally a 1943 leather ammo pouch to use as a tool bag. 10 coats of mink oil and the leather is nice and soft again. A layer of bee's wax to shine and seal it and it's good as new:
Ok, now for a coffee or two and then I'm off to take a long ride and some finished photo's
Mmmmm... nobody will ever notice where I got this from:
I was up until 1am sanding and staining the tank insert so I forgot to take photos along the way. I found a bunch of old board tracker photos from the 1920's on the internet so I printed them out and stuck them on the tank. Shellac, shellac, varnish, varnish, and more varnish. I was going for that old wall covered in posters look. It came out looking pretty good. A coat of bee's wax to dull the shine down a bit to go with the look of the rest of the frame.
Finally a 1943 leather ammo pouch to use as a tool bag. 10 coats of mink oil and the leather is nice and soft again. A layer of bee's wax to shine and seal it and it's good as new:
Ok, now for a coffee or two and then I'm off to take a long ride and some finished photo's
Woohoo! Finished:
Re: (Indi-ain't) Name change - 'Gas Pipe Special'
What size is that Iron Pipe? Great idea using th 45 elbow instead of a 90.
Ed_Straker's_Rat said:Wow, a not long to go and soooo much to do...
Figured out a fix for my bent seatpost problem (see also the name change). Nothing some steel pipe, fittings and metal-epoxy can't fix:
Gotta work on a tank and shifter this weekend, will post more pictures when I'm done
What size is that Iron Pipe? Great idea using th 45 elbow instead of a 90.
That "tank" with the vintage pictures is one of the most imaginative things I've seen here yet. Well Done!!
I just found this... so so cool!
